Game Bird Hunting Regulations




WELLINGTON FISH AND GAME REGION

Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2001/2002 Season

| Species | Season Length
| (dates inclusive) | Daily Bag | Area |
|--------------------|--------------------|-----------|--------------------|
| Mallard Hen | 5 May to 6 May | 2 | All areas |
| | 7 May to 17 June | 2 | All areas |
| Mallard Drake | 5 May to 6 May | 8 | All areas |
| | 7 May to 17 June | 5 | All areas |
| Grey Duck | 5 May to 6 May | 5 | All areas |
| | 7 May to 17 June | 3 | All areas |
| Shoveler Duck | 5 May to 17 June | 5 | All areas |
| Paradise Shelduck | 5 May to 17 June | 10 | All areas |
| Pukeko | 5 May to 17 June | 5 | All areas |
| Black Swan | 5 May to 13 May | 2 | Area C |
| | 26 May to 22 July | 3 | Area C |
| | 5 May to 6 May | 1 | Areas B, D |
| | 2 June to 17 June | 2 | Areas B, D |
| Canada Goose | 5 May to 22 July | 15 | Areas A, C |
| | 2 February to 24 March 2002 | 20 | Areas A, C |
| California Quail | 5 May to 12 August | 5 | All areas |
| Cock Pheasant | 5 May to 12 August | 2 | All areas |
| Brown Quail | Closed season | | All areas |

Definition of Areas

Area A: Wairarapa/Bush. East of main Ruahine and Tararua/Rimutaka ranges, apart from Area C.

Area B: Rangitikei/Northern Manawatu. West of main Ruahine and Tararua/Rimutaka ranges, apart from Area D.

Area C: South Wairarapa. East of the Rimutaka Range and south of the following boundary: From the summit of the Rimutaka Hill Road east along State Highway No. 2 to Featherston, east along State Highway No. 53 to the junction with Kahutara Road, and the Martinborough–Lake Ferry Road to Lake Ferry.

Area D: Manawatu/Wellington. South and west of Tangimoana, Bailey, Wilson and Mingaroa Roads, to Halcombe and along the railway line from Halcombe, east to the Manawatu Gorge and then along the main divide of the Tararua and Rimutaka Ranges.

Shooting Hours

6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., except Canada Goose.

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Reference to Description: Gazette No. 83, of 22 May 1990, at page 1861.



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 34


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2001, No 34





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